Meshaal explained in a newspaper interview that “Hamas officials are in no hurry to reach a ceasefire with Israel at any cost, and will not give up their main demands, which are to end the war and for Israel to withdraw from Gaza.”

Angry Israeli protesters have once again flooded the streets in different cities across the occupied territories demanding resignation of prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu after his cabinet failed to reach an agreement that would secure release of the captives in Gaza.

The representative of the Hamas resistance movement in Lebanon says the United States is not really determined to reach a ceasefire deal in Gaza Strip.

In a statement, Hamas political bureau member Izzat Al-Rishq said what Gallant said “confirms what we have always said: that Netanyahu is lying to the world and the families of the [Israeli] prisoners [held in Gaza].”

The Palestinian resistance movement Islamic Jihad says that any offer of ceasefire in Gaza must include ‘complete withdrawal’ of Israeli forces from Gaza Strip.

Crowds of Palestinians gathered to welcome the prisoners released from Israeli jails following a Qatari, Egyptian-mediated ceasefire deal.